Situation in the Middle East
The Hamas attack on 7 October 2023 set in motion a cycle of escalation that has increased instability throughout the Middle East and resulted in a huge number of civilian casualties and a very serious humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen on the announcement of the Prosecutor of the ICC to apply for warrants of arrest related to the situation in Palestine
Explanation of vote by Finland on UN General Assembly resolution ES-10/L.30, 10 May 2024 (PDF, 2 pages, 8.29 KB) (Opens New Window)
Guidelines for Finnish businesses on commercial cooperation with parties connected to Israeli settlements (PDF in Finnish, 3 pages, 18 KB) (Opens New Window)
Statement by the Foreign Ministers of 26 EU Member States on Israel and Palestine on 19 February 2024
Dispute between South Africa and Israel concerning the application of the Genocide Convention before the International Court of Justice(Link to another website.)
European Council press release on EU sanctions against Hamas, 19 January 2024(Link to another website.)
Joint Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on the risk of famine, 22 December 2023(Link to another website.)
Finland’s National Statement at the UN General Assembly’s Emergency Special Session on 20 December 2023(Link to another website.)
Joint statement by the West Bank Protection Consortium on settler violence in the West Bank, 15 December 2023(Link to another website.)
Press release of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the international ministerial meeting in Oslo on the war in Gaza, 15 December 2023(Link to another website.)
Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Occupied Palestinian Territory(Link to another website.)
Finland’s National Statement at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on 25 October 2023(Link to another website.)
Finland’s support to Palestine
Finland’s relations, humanitarian aid and development cooperation in Palestine
